Mullen, Cartwright nominated for 2nd terms

Marine Gen. James Cartwright, left, and Navy Adm. Michael Mullen have been nominated for second terms as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, respectively.


Mullen, Cartwright nominated for 2nd terms
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Mar 18, 2009 17:07:06 EDT

Navy Adm. Michael Mullen and Marine Gen. James Cartwright have been nominated for second terms as the chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

In addition, Gates announced that he has nominated Adm. James Stavridis, commander of Southern Command, to lead European Command; Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Fraser, deputy commander of Pacific Command, to lead Southern Command; and Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, to lead Pacific Command.

If confirmed, Stavridis will be the first Navy officer to lead European Command, and Fraser the first Air Force general to head Southern Command, Gates said.

Stavridis assumed command of Southern Command in October 2006. A 1976 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Stavridis commanded the destroyer Barry from 1993 to 1995, completing deployments to Haiti, Bosnia and the Persian Gulf. He commanded Destroyer Squadron 21 in 1998 and from 2002 to 2004 commanded Enterprise Carrier Striker Group, conducting combat operations in support of Operations Iraq Freedom and Enduring Freedom. If confirmed, he will replace Gen. Bantz Craddock at European Command.

Fraser, a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, has completed operational assignments in Europe, the Pacific, Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command. He is a command pilot with more than 2,700 flying hours.


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